She is King
About the Movie
The English language version is currently available for licensing to the World excluding Africa: A talented young woman from a rural village travels to the "Big City" of Johannesburg, South Africa to become a star. She lands a role in a musical play about Zulu Queen Mkabayi, Shaka's Aunt. This leads her to search for her identity as a performer, a Zulu, a woman and a daughter. Will she be able to keep up with her more seasoned fellow performers, avoid the jealous machinations of the aging leading lady and survive the punishing rehearsal schedule to make it to opening night and shine like the star she is? She is King is a joyous celebration of Zulu culture in a glossy contemporary setting, showing off Johannesburg as the "Broadway of Africa".
- Film
- Drama
- English, IsiZulu
- English
- South Africa
- 2016
- 90+ min
- HD
